Numerous painted ladies: 50-odd reported at Wheelers Bay.
Private site: RV darter - photo by Andy Butler.
Tuesday 25 June 2019
Sunday 16 June 2019
Tuesday 11 June 2019
Fledged
At least one juv seen.
Courtesy of mate/fellow local birder Alan Brown from his Estonia trip - icky warbler.
Fantastic
Monday 10 June 2019
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Falcon sp
Today I did my usual lunch-time trek - up onto Luccombe Down - then scanned over the 'bowl' to the north; and walked around the Radar station. The Red arrows did a fly-by, part of the D-Day 75 commemoration.
And then a falcon (bird) came into view over Nansen hill: I thought it was a hobby to begin with, and it was coming straight towards me: couldn't resist going for the camera; but when I looked up again it was heading due south?! I fired off some shots - but the dull conditions and wrong camera settings didn't help matters.
I've contemplated it being a Red-footed falcon; but I didn't get enough of it (seems to be my luck lately; only had to circle over me once or twice?!).
Anyway: I watched it glide south, out to sea and over the channel, up to the point it disappeared: interesting it possibly left the U.K.
And then a falcon (bird) came into view over Nansen hill: I thought it was a hobby to begin with, and it was coming straight towards me: couldn't resist going for the camera; but when I looked up again it was heading due south?! I fired off some shots - but the dull conditions and wrong camera settings didn't help matters.
I've contemplated it being a Red-footed falcon; but I didn't get enough of it (seems to be my luck lately; only had to circle over me once or twice?!).
Anyway: I watched it glide south, out to sea and over the channel, up to the point it disappeared: interesting it possibly left the U.K.
The only photo of the falcon sp. (right side adjusted)
Distant D-Day commemoration - over the Solent.
One on the nest; this one nearby.
Saturday 1 June 2019
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